Why Not Many Koreans Watched “The Little Mermaid”
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- Опубліковано 14 чер 2023
- Given the box office result in Korea, some Western media is reporting that "racist backlash" from Korea is what led to The Little Mermaid live-adaptation tanking. But what do Koreans think about this? We created a full street interview on this topic, so check it out on our UA-cam channel (link in bio)!
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Koreans don't force Americans to watch kdramas so why should they be forced to watch the Little Mermaid.
Because its the USA and they love forcing their crap on to the rest of the world. if it is not the american government itself forcing their warmongering on the rest of the world. its the woke american world who force their crap on us. and american companies are all woke now so they force their crap on us as well. america is a Fascist country its what it is.
They're prejudice. First guy said "The little mermaid is weird" as his excuse... Ok. The first girl said yes it's possible but she doesn't want Korea to take responsibility.. that's still a yes. Last woman straight out said Yes in other words basically, by exposing her prejudice. Asian nations have a problem. Wasn't it Japan where they couldn't even put Chad centered on his own promotional Posters for The BLACK Panther!? they called the films "too politically correct"... Basically the exact opposite excuse they used for The little mermaid.. but the message is the same. They don't like Black people! End of discussion.
No, actually, let's keep it open.. accept it.., stop lying to yourselves, FIX This!
But seeing how many loud fellow prejudice supporters they have, who are predominantly white, they will choose to listen Those comments instead.. seeking their validation. But in Hollywood, Asians aren't treated well either. You'll never be white! Support fellow minorities, outside of your countries, you're one of them!
You can compare K-dramas, which are hardly relevant outside of Korea.. let's be honest, to a huge Hollywood production. I do watch kdrama, btw
Because 12-18 year old Indian girls are there to do the Koreans job
Koreans don’t get triggered and call all Americans racist either for not watching their content.
@@QQQ-eo2gpAsians: Watching Asian drama. Americans: thats racist!
Its not even racism. Disney live action has a history of being garbage. I watched the Lion King and promised to myself to never watch another live remake ever again.
Koreans do tend to value skin color, much like a lot of Asian countries do, but disregarding that the movie just isn’t good. Disney keeps pumping out these live action remakes but they’re almost all bad and the only people who want to see them are parents who need to sedate their kids with entertainment.
Actually, the lion king was the best out of all because it kept almost 100% close to the original lines with some phenomenal animation and sound quality.
The other stuff like Mulan and lately The Little Mermaid, well...
@@user-bs4qu7tb2gthe beauty and the beast one wasnt that bad tbh, its was more a graphic’s issue than anything else
Lion King is not live action, it's 3D animated with a realistic style (which I agree sucked ass)
Beauty and the Beast, Mulan, Aladdin, etc have live action versions.
😭😭😭😭
Why are they picking on Koreans? I know many Americans who did not watch this movie for the same reasons.
"Buy my product or else I will call you a racist" is rarely a successful marketing strategy.
That's because no american picked on any Koreans about this movie. This video is painting a false narrative to create more division and anti american sentiment. There is no data or article on the internet that suggests that Americans think Koreas didn't watch the little mermaid because of racism.
@@angelaortega1495 actually npr just ran a story about korea and china's lower box office results compared to the philipines. but to attribute this to racism is questionable in my opinion
That strategy was pretty successful when they elected the current US president 😂
@@b0unce805 Originally I typed that it was "never" a successful marketing strategy, then I remembered a few cases like this, so I changed my post to say that it is "rarely" successful.
One counterexample disproves a "never", but not a "rarely".
@@davidsur8425 well I understand China being lower, bc of the Black Panther or Endgame controversy. Korea is understandable as well😅 (i hate to say, but it is what it is🤷🏾♀️)
Not about race. Black Panther was a box office success
Not everyone is interested with disney movies, marvels on the other hand is a different kind of movie and has a very large standing on people these days
@KhairaJihah you obviously don't have kids.
Ummm, black panther wasn't race swapped. Stop making garbage comparisons. They're pissed because it isn't like the 'original'.
@mikelp1127 we arent against films with a black starring role, was my point
Special Agent Orange ok. I just think comparing this to Black Panther is different because people are mad the character is race swapped, where as Black panther has always been black.
Can we just please get original movies instead of this recycles live action crap? I'm tired
💯 this exactly
Then dont watch it? Nobody is forcing you if you like the oringal then watch it and stfu
for real. disney is really running out of original ideas.
What I hate is the remakes never follow the original storyline! 😤
So it's not original nor new 😅
The first guy was awesome. He made many great obvious points.
You can't complain if the customers do not like the product or do not buy the product. Make a better product!
Also if Disney's claims were true along with the media than why did diverse Spider-Man and diverse fast X do so well?
Korean people called the little mermaid a "black monster" in the Danielles cover of part of your world it had the most likes they had to close the comment section so the stupid country who is racist doesn't look racist 🤡 gross
Not saying that it is racism, but ypur comparison is a little flawed because spiderverse is a cartoon and fast x doesn't have a black lead.
@@angelaortega1495 why does the character have to be black to make a point? Do other characters not matter?
@@kyh6767 I don't think you understood my response. I'm saying that you conclude that racism is not the cause of the Little mermaid's failure in Korea, because Fast X and Spiderverse were successful there because these movies are too different from the little mermaid.
He said he didn't watch the movie, yet concludes that it's shitty.
Korea had the biggest box office for black panther outside US, UK and China, if you consider Korea's population size is merely a fraction of the other 3 countries you can clearly see Korea embracing Black Panther as a whole and unfazed by a black lead cast. If you consider other examples of huge hits in korean box office from foreign non-hollywood films with brown or black lead cast that have failed to reach similar success in western countries. Koreans seem to be more accepting of multiple ethnicities represented on screen. Korea has a huge market of live action versions of their web published graphic novels called webtoons, whilst small deviation is accepted and embraced large departures from original series are often heavily criticised as it appears staying true to the original is a more important factor to the Korean consumers than we realise.
Suddenly hollywood wants us to believe little mermaid tanking must be due to Korean racism and not the fact that disney botched another live action remake.
Let us not forget the times western remakes of popular japanese animated series like avatar the last airbender, dragonball z failing in western markets, you couldnt say it was because the western consumers were racist to the white cast, but rather the failure of the end result in living up to the original.
There are plenty of Americans who also didn't watch it, why is Hollywood trying to place the blame solely on Koreans?
The blame isn’t solely on Koreans, but it’s obvious people in east Asia are more prejudice to black people than Americans. Tell me why movie posters are altered in marketing there to hide black characters. Just look at the new Star Wars series; the marketing for China and Korea erased Finn from posters. Same thing happened with lots of other movies.
@@smartaleks314If that's the case, why doesn't the US report crimes against Asians? The case of black people dying by the police was widely reported, but the case of killing Koreans because they thought that the native Korean language used by Koreans was demeaning. Do you always erase? If it's because you don't care about us, then neither do we. Also, our history is far removed from your painful history. File a complaint against that country. Do not place excessive responsibility on us as cannon fodder.
@@smartaleks314I don't care about casting for The Little Mermaid. I hate Disney for trying to make us racist. By this logic, everyone in the world is racist, and that behavior that labels us as racist is the reason we don't watch the movie. makes sure Why do we receive all the criticism for countries that have failed at the box office even more than us?
@@smartaleks314흑인들이 LA폭동 때 한인타운을 공격한것도, 한국인 여성 임산부를 총으로 쏘아 죽인 것도 그렇고 계속 참아야만 합니까?
@@smartaleks314we love blackpanther, we love moana, we love man in black, many movies but just because we didn't watch that shitty little mermaid movie, you're concluding it's racism?? What a ridiculous situation lol SHE IS NOT A ARIEL BRO wake up
Western media is very funny. In Europe, the film also received huge critical reviews and was sluggish at the box office. Nevertheless, it only criticizes East Asia. Personal attacks and mocking memes against the black mermaid were all created in the American Internet community. The United States has no right to criticize any other country. Especially, there is no right to criticize South Korea, where racially-related violent murders are much rarer than in the US and Europe.
And in South Korea, Spider-Man: New Universe with a black Spider-Man was a hit, and Aladdin with a black Genie was watched by more than 10 million people (1/5 of Entire South Korean Population). Black Panther was also quite successful in South Korea. Rethink whether racism is a real factor or the movie itself is the problem.
that is because too many westerners want to move their own problem to others.
well said
The reality is that no one really watched it in any country..
I Watched it, super good movie
I’ll take that’s a lie for $200 Alex. Yea the movie did well in the US and surprisingly Mexico
@@sanasolana8075 of course it is you’re probably 10
@@tu1469 nah I’m a adult, it was a really beautiful wonderfully made movie. I just know ur statement of saying no one really watched it is wrong, because it’s crushing it in the box office in the u.s. Even if I was 10 years old my opinion would still be valid because that who the movie was made for children, their opinions definitely matter.
@@sanasolana8075 Yeah like, that's your opinion. Many people also have very valid reasons to dislike or hate it.
Damn. That guy is not the hero we expected, but he’s the one we need
BS. Let's call a spade a spade. By "weird" he really means that he doesn't agree with the casting choice of Ariel, because the movie is 95% accurate to the original animated film. If you enjoyed the original film there shouldn't be any reason you wouldn't like this live action remake. They made slight deviations to the storyline but it was nothing too drastic. The biggest deviation was obviously the casting of a black actress as Ariel. For the sake of argument, let's compare it to the 2015 live remake of Cinderella or Maleficent's reimagining of the classic Sleeping Beauty story - both of which deviated considerably from the original films but were well-received in the Asian market - and you can clearly diagnose the problem. If y'all want to defend racism, that's fine. But just don't beat around the bush and deny it. It just makes you look like a coward.
such a cringe comment
@@s_shalehif you want to say the movie is acurate i want to remind you how flounder and sebastian look super awful this was part of my issue with the movie. There were other trouble like the trailers looking really dark, i enjoyed the original because it was super colorful, so see there are many reasons to dislike the new movie.
They're prejudice. First guy said "The little mermaid is weird" as his excuse... Ok. The first girl said yes it's possible but she doesn't want Korea to take responsibility.. that's still a yes. Last woman straight out said Yes in other words basically, by exposing her prejudice. Asian nations have a problem. Wasn't it Japan where they couldn't even put Chad centered on his own promotional Posters for The BLACK Panther!? they called the films "too politically correct"... Basically the exact opposite excuse they used for The little mermaid.. but the message is the same. They don't like Black people! End of discussion.
No, actually, let's keep it open.. accept it.., stop lying to yourselves, FIX This!
But seeing how many loud fellow prejudice supporters they have, who are predominantly white, they will choose to listen Those comments instead.. seeking their validation. But in Hollywood, Asians aren't treated well either. You'll never be white! Support fellow minorities, outside of your countries, you're one of them!
@@GrandKaiserBahamut what a weak critique to mask your prejudice. No seriously, how useless is everything you just said.
Basically "watch my movie or else I call you racist" wow what a great movie's marketing man, no wonder people hate and had enough of this crap
well if previous disney live action movies have higher rating in korea and all so suddenly this release didn't go well, welp, it is not farfetch to think that it's because of ariel being casted as black may be the reason. However it might not be due to 100% racism, just that it doesn't coincide with the original red-haired fair-complexioned character in the original. Yet, koreans do have great racial discrimination and xenophobia. so there's that. Let's not gaslight ourselves, lolz, they ARE racists XDDD
@@mothmosas racist as black people who think that the world revolves around them. The victim mentality will never go away from those people.
@@mothmosthat applies to china and Japan too 🥰
@@mothmos Well... since I'm new to original animation, I think it's more convincing that I don't think I'm not going to take on the role. Americans have a history of enslaving black people. However, Korea has never been like that. Your argument is absurd. Exactly on what basis do you say that Koreans are severely racist?
@@mephistopheles9411 dude seriously? are u really unaware or just in denial and merely want to argue like a child? Just watch foreigners accounts of their time in korea, those who work there there as teachers, even kids that are biracial are bullied in school
The fact that Hollywood is blaming the consumer for the failure of a product is exactly why writers are losing their jobs to AI.
"Woke" writers
@@marvl5089you have no idea what woke means stfup already!!
I completely agree with the guy. He spoke facts
As a black person i also agree with what he said. I wont even go and watch the movie not because its a black actress but because they literally changed the songs and the entire concept of the movie just to fit a narrative that theyre trying to force on people. Im sure kids would love the movie but its a significant deviation from the original, which i loved, and I honestly dont see the point in going to watch it. I just screams cash grab to me especially when they couldve just made a new movie concept and i wouldve gladly gone to watch it with the same cast. Remakes are fine but not if your changing it to the point that it seems like a cheap 2nd hand company thats made some weird spin off of a movie
What is the agenda?
@@jones2277 Woke
@@faaaduma6876 and what's the 'woke agenda' supposed to be??
@@areeba7045 Artificial diversity and inclusion.
love how honest they all were, esp the first guy!
and if im being honest, why change a very iconic character’s whole race when you can just make another new character to fit that race? why can’t we have new black disney princesses instead of replacing the iconic old ones?
the directors literally said they picked her because of her voice not race…
But what is wrong with changing it? It’s a fictional character, and characters get adapted over time in many works of fiction. Lots of young girls liked seeing Ariel black. I don’t understand why you have a problem with her appearance changing. Disney’s “original” movie even changed the plot of the original fairy tale.
@@smartaleks314so what about changing race of Shang chi and Harry potter
@@Realmadrid-cd2vi is harry potter’s race essential to the plot??
@@smartaleks314movie was trash not bcs of actor it was boring
I say if disney wants to make more movies with black leads, then make an original movie. Don't take nostalgic childhood movies and try to shoehorn another race because it's hard for the public to change the perception of the character of the story. It's like making a movie about Michael Jordan and casting an Asian guy because of diversity.
this!!!
Some ppl will gaslight with “bUt a FiSh HaS nO rAyce” yet this story is written by Danish author not a blk African. And Prince Eric is a Danish prince in the story, the mermaid transforms into a Danish lady.
Asian MJ? Sure, why not? If Tom Cruise and Matt Damon can play us, why not? 😂😂😂😂
@@saber26ful
Bro it’s just a fish
The guy is spitting facts. Disney is making terrible movies, end of story.
There's plenty of movies with major black characters that have been succesful world wide. Black Panther comes to mind. They cast Ariel as black to distract that they were making a shitty cash grab of a movie. How about this Disney, why not making something new for a change? Or did you forget how to do that 10 years ago?
Forget how to make something new? I hope we’re not discounting Encanto, Coco, Moana, Frozen, etc. I haven’t watched the new Little Mermaid yet, but if there’s any criticism of the new movie I can agree with, is that Disney should focus on originality and if they want to incorporate racial diversity into their films, then make an original story based on it.
@@magnustan841 They've not completely forgotten how to make original productions, but if you look at the balance of their output, the proportion has shifted dramatically towards remakes and sequels, it's like 10/1 unoriginal to original, whereas in the past it was less than 50/50
@@jasonquigley2633 Fair enough. I just wished the haters would just say “Disney please don’t do this anymore” and don’t pay cinemas money to go see the film. That will send the right message to Disney rather than making video after video about how “this movie sucks”. We get it, I get it, just stop.
@@magnustan841well they’re clearly not doing that so the least we can get is a fish with a dark skinned human torso (which doesn’t have a race because its not even human) so you people are arguing over a fictional creature that has no cultural significance to anybody being dark… isnt. that. wild.
@@magnustan841 I agree with that. The right way to treat Disney is to ignore it. There's plenty of good entertainment in the world to focus on.
A lot of Koreans pointed out that they just didn’t find Halle Disney princess level attractive and not just because she is black. Most loved Zendaya in Spider-Man, Halle Berry in X-Men, Whitney Houston in The Bodyguard, to name of few. Like it or not, attractiveness is a huge selling point when you’re playing a well known Disney princess.
But Halle is really pretty? People are just angry that she's the mermaid not someone else
@@lifeisbeautifuldarlinimlovinit Sure, viewers have preferences. Same reason why some actresses are more popular than others.
@@lifeisbeautifuldarlinimlovinit99% of the Koreans think Halle is very ugly.
She simply just doesn’t fit Korean beauty standards.
Don’t force us. We have the right to not watch a movie with an ‘unpretty actress’ and of ‘poor quality’.
@@user-xq9tb8jm8ewow gross. The fact that people used to talk like that about Koreans and y'all are upset about your treatment outside of the country like .....
@@user-xq9tb8jm8e 99%? Haha
😂
Bahahaha bro woke up and chose to speak facts
But koreans are racist
Exactly, He spoke the truth.
I cackled
Bro woke up he spoke the truth
Love his answer👍🏻🙌🏻 At least he got the balls to tell the truth instead of hypocritical cowards.
진짜 맞는말임.. 우리 스타일 아니고 안보고싶게 자기들이 만들었으면서 안보니까 인종차별이라고 하는게 진짜 이해안된다
미국이 미국 했네.
What do you mean
@@smartaleks314e or she expected that live action Ariel same with classic Ariel but it was unexpected they change her color so his or she's disappointed then he decided to not watch the movie because of his/her childhood Ariel was ruin by diversity
흑인들이 자꾸 본인 스스로 인종차별 논란 만들니까 짜증남 과거 피해자인건 아는데 너무 예민한거 같음 저러니까 더 욕먹지
@@baphometrag7751how do you make things up so well?
That movie bombed EVERYWHERE.
Not just Korea.
I love how honest these Koreans are! They don't take the agenda!
Unless it's their own movies 😅, Nationalist jingoism & Typical Childish k drama wannabe heros.
Nobody watches Hollywood movies in Korea because they have their own industry. Literally afraid to watch English movies because it's is in English language. Do Visit Seoul 😅 it's a running joke why Koreans afraid of English language.
What agenda?
Ok racist good for you😂
You guys support redoing the race of characters, essentially making them trans race, and those who don't agree with that are the racists? Deliberately changing the race of characters and labeling those who don't agree with it is definitely having an agenda
@@estherhinds6314 you sound unbelievably dumb. Ariel is not a historical or real figure nor did her race play a factor in the story. Where were you people when they casted poc characters with white actors and actresses you people just want an excuse to feel the way you do about black people.
솔직하게 '범죄도시3'이랑 '인어공주' 둘중에 한 영화를 볼거라면 '범죄도시3'을 택할것 같다. 흑인이고 백인이고를 떠나서 당장 외국인들한테 강제로 '성냥팔이 소녀의 재림','클레멘타인','자전차왕 엄복동' 같은 영화를 보지 않아서 인종차별주의자들이라고 하는건 멍청한 말에 불과하다 ㅋㅋㅋ
🔥 That first guy was spot on!
Why always pick on Koreans.. its so annoying. Leave them be. People are so obsessed with what Koreans think and I feel like they are so annoyed by it too. There is so much foreign pressure on Koreans and their society and culture, the whole world wants Korea to be how they want Korea to be like. and I also think there is just so much unnecessary journalism about opinions of Koreans for anything. Like Koreans react to this, Koreans view on this, why you shouldnt visit Korea, why I dont date Korean men, why I left Korea, how I feel like being a foreigner in Korea, like its just kind of weird theres just so many content online about Korea in this way being pushed for western audiences. Like you don’t see that much for other countries but for Korea there are sooooo many its like Korean content is so popular, not just dramas and music but like opinions on Korea too. Is this like some weird trend.?
Little Mermaid movie flopped in Australia & New Zealand as well. They're part of Five Guys. US media never bring them up.
it happened all around the world. even in usa.
Well, I think it's better to check if "Black Panther" or "Green Book" were popular in Korea, before saying that koreans are racist. If the movie is bad (or at least as not interesting as it could be) then how can we blame people for not watching it?
Just because you liked watching a movie with black characters doesn’t mean you’re not racist tho. You can enjoy a movie but still feel prejudice against a race or discriminate against them.
@@smartaleks314 vice versa, if people don't like a movie with black main character, does that make them racist? I think you've missed the point here
Black Panther was one of the most popular marvel hero movies in korea
#1 in korean boxoffice when it opened
and 10%of koreans watching the film
the green book however did not succeed as well because of multiple korean films opened in the same period
That's really bizarre. How can you blame one foreign country for the failure of a Hollywood movie? And I wholeheartedly agree with that first guy especially. Black white racism is not an Eastern issue. Get your head out of your @ss , dear West.
I am western and I agree with you. These kids are all rigjt
You do realize that racism exists every where? Not just in the west. 💀 it’s not a “black white” issue, it’s a humanity issue.
@@berrielove there are very few blacks and whites in Korea so we don’t have to care about their issues
@@mikeysflag1519 racism is not a problem in West. Have you experienced the racism from East Asian or in the West. East Asian hates almost all foreigners just see the no immigration policy in East Asian. The West should share the immigration with the East Asian. Just have to be fair with the sub-humans.
@@gitfted_by_AI I am from eastern Europe, born and raised in Germany, but had to face rasisme for almost all of my life because I do not have a German name.Have been told not to deserve to live, to go back where I came from,we all should drop dead, my nation should desapear from earth forever, killing us is not a crime and go on and on....and actually my best friends were chenese. And just to say I am white as you can be. It is just for not having a German name. And not to say the rasisme from the british people and french. Have been a lot in Asia and have never had any negative situations.
That first guy was 100% correct! This mobile was 💩. I’m a black American and agree. Disney has been producing nothing but 💩 recently.
Why they picking on Korea? It flopped everywhere.
it is because korean culture is getting bigger and getting haters a lot . u know whenever anyone success huge there is alway ppl who are jealousy. and dat succeful one become a target easily.
I’m an American and I didn’t watch it for the same reasons. Many of us here are tired of being lectured too. Tired of being force fed an agenda.
What agenda, and by many of us do mean white supremacist and those who hold the same ideology?
what’s the agenda. let’s see if you’ll be the first person to give me an actual answer
@@vwqwe-gh6td what’s none sense is your fictional agenda none of you people can elaborate ok this so called agenda. Go touch grass.
@@tempest_2222
Anti wh iiite woke agenda shoved in everyone else’s throats by l iberali woke wh iiite self haterz
@@tempest_2222 I suppose that’s a fair question and a fair implied point, whether the implication was intended or not. I suppose there is always an agenda to everything we do. In filmmaking that agenda has been, and probably mostly should be, entertainment and quality storytelling, though stories often have, and maybe even need to have, intended messages.
The agenda of this particular film’s producers, and the agenda that I and others are taking issue with, is the agenda to manipulate and convince society at large that we should no longer judge a person based on the contents of their character or the quality of their work, but solely, or mostly, on the color of their skin (or their sexuality, their gender, etc.)
The agenda is to drive further into the minds and hearts of society the message that white people are bad and the cause of all evil in the world, that people of color are perpetually victims of white people, and that all white people must be sacrificed in every facet of life in order to eradicate the evil of their existence.
I suppose it’s a free country and I certainly won’t prohibit anyone from espousing and sharing their beliefs. But I will also feel free to share mine and to criticize the messages I feel are wrong and destructive. Perhaps especially when the vehicle they choose for those messages is a beloved children’s movie. If you want to spread the message of racial valuation, I suppose you should be free to do that. But create your own story, and build that story around your message. Don’t commandeer an existing story, especially one intended for children, and try to manipulate it to share your message.
The first guy had BALLS. Mad respect to him
The first guy should really be in movies and dramas. He has star quality
Too ugly
The color is not matter at all. but beauty is matter.
Kudos to the first guy. I can’t agree more.
My thing is not one single person ever asked for a live action of any of these characters. And because they decided to go a different route that complete changes the original characters if we don’t support it, we’re racist? You’re racist for even trying to change Ariel’s race, no one was even thinking about that.
what
ariel doesnt have a race she’s a fish 😐 tell me who’s culture was disrespected by changing a mermaid’s skin from light to dark? i’ll give you 24 hrs to think about it
@@tempest_2222 the story of ariel was written by hans Christian Andersen who was danish. Ariel's story is based in greece from what i saw on the internet, although I maybe wrong. But I am pretty sure, Ariel's story took place in europe.
There’s a funny video of a mom recording her daughter’s reaction as the movie trailer starts and she screams “That’s not the real Ariel 😭” and is pretty upset that it doesn’t look like Ariel from the original cartoon movie even though the girl herself is African American. People just seem to have an emotional connection to the nostalgia of how characters were in the original… not to mention everyone talking about how bad the CGI is…well that’s the reason I don’t want to see it…
@@tempest_2222
It’s a story written by a Danish guy, and even the prince is Danish. Ariel transforms into a Danish lady in her human form in the story.
This is getting ridiculous.. If this is a problem that only happens in korea, how would you explain the disgusting malicious comments on japanese review sites and discriminatory comments from other asian and european countries? There are definitely racists in korea, just like every country. But this is not a matter of racism. If it was because of racism, aladdin, black panther, get out, and spider-man: across the spider-verse wouldn't have been popular in korea. People just focus on getting on the korean hate train and don't want to see other facts.
Could it be that even South Koreans are starting getting sick of USA? I sure hope so.
I'm American and I'm sick of America
Then I hope all the black music producers and song writers stop working for the Korean music industry let’s see how far Koop gets without the influence of black culture 😂.
@@bigstarcumiin101 Oh, so that's one reason why Kpop sounds like your typical American garbage. I see.
Definitely, they catch on faster to this type of BS nonsense.
@@vwqwe-gh6td The assumption that black musicians and black culture made K-pop ""great"" is ridiculous in the first place.
Black artists from USA getting involved with the K-pop industry is a *symptom* of South Korea's *insane* level of Americanization. Nothing to celebrate.
I’m from Hawaii and being white I experienced racism there by many Asians but never from Koreans
They are all correct. They changed it so much that my Japanese friend reacted in disgust of the black mermaid casting when we watched the trailer the first time in the cinema, which I wholeheartedly agreed with. But nonetheless it’s true that in Korea/Japan and some other countries in Asia (first world countries in particular) that most people are racist, which is one of the main reasons for why foreigners can’t work and survive there. People don’t admit being racist, but their actions show it (by sticking to their own race only and talking about a foreigner behind her/his back etc). I’ve experienced it so much that sometimes I do it with my friends too
What is racist about sticking to your own culture? Who are you to decide who one feels more comfortable around?
@@MMOfreakOUT1 not being inclusive and making foreigners feel left out, simply because they’re of a different culture/race. I’ve had several Korean friends who broke their contracts in Singapore because they were being bullied silently (given way more work than the locals, not being included in conversations simply because they don’t speak perfect English). Maybe that’s not racist to you because you’re from the western world where people are more direct and blunt about being racist, but here in Asia the racism is extremely subtle. Not just prevalent in east Asia but I worked in Singapore too where the Chinese is the dominant race and my Chinese friends there would always look down on the muslims/Indians but act so friendly in front of them. If you’ve never experienced it you wouldn’t know would you. And i didn’t mention anything about who should feel more comfortable around whom.
@@derrviel well, learn English then or accept that it won't be as easy for you. You can't force people to accept you. And if you got a problem with it, then you leave the country.
On a side note, Koreans aren't exactly any better at all.
And yes I have definetely experienced racism. Try growing up European in a dominant muslim area.
@@derrviel It is wrong to make generalizations based on your own experience. Koreans have no history of enslaving other people. Because there are not many opportunities to see foreigners, it is rather close to not being interested in foreigners.
It's so interesting to see that so many people across the world are all saying the same things about the state of current Hollywood. It's almost as if Hollywood is the problem, not their global audience.
The first gentlemen spitting straight facts tho! 👍👍
Black Panther 1 enjoyed immense popularity in South Korea, attracting a staggering 5.4 million viewers, which made it a phenomenal success. Its opening day alone drew in an impressive 630,012 viewers, breaking the record for the highest opening in South Korea for 2018. This achievement was notable as it had been four years since a foreign film, Frozen in 2014, dominated the box office during the Lunar New Year holiday season. Black Panther 1 shattered that record.
Notably, Black Panther 1 also became the fastest foreign film to reach over 5 million viewers among all movies released in Korea in February 2018. The fact that it ultimately amassed 5.4 million viewers indicates that it captured the attention of over 10% of South Korea's entire population.
Some may argue that Black Panther's success was unsurprising given its association with the Marvel franchise. To counter this, let's consider another example.
Get Out, a satirical movie tackling racism, was not widely recognized initially. Consequently, Korean film importers had no plans to bring the film to Korea. However, many Korean individuals went as far as crowdfunding and petitioning the importers to release the movie. Eventually, Get Out climbed to the top of the Korean box office, becoming the second-largest performance worldwide after the United States. Director Jordan Peele, in a promotional video for his next film, Us, acknowledged that Get Out was born in the United States but found tremendous support and success in Korea.
Does this indicate Koreans are racist? It's unfair to attribute The Little Mermaid's failure solely to racial discrimination. People in Korea refuse to go to movie the little mermaid not because they are racists but Disney didn't make a good movie.
He really did say "Agenda". That was unspected😅
I'm not Korean but I didn't watch the movie too because I already know the story. It's just a matter of preference.😶
I would like to have seen the Danish reaction when the original movie disregarded their own culture
I honestly have the same sentiments with the 3rd person interviewed. Also, Ariel is an icon, a character on her own. You don’t just change icons.
I live near Disney World here in Kissimmee, Florida, and I do not give Disney my business for the BS and garbage they keep putting out. I think it’s sad that they are really trying to blame the low ratings on Asian saying they didn’t like it because Ariel is black. Now it’s not to say some will not watch it because she is black. But It happens everywhere. A lot of people I know did not go see it. I didn’t go see it.
I don’t know why they are accusing Korean a racist because they don’t watch the movie. Honestly, speaking I am not Korean still, I didn’t watch it because of the race but it is indeed a worthless movie according to my friends who watch it. I listen to them. 🇨🇦
1) The first guy is correct. Western media should not be forcing any woke agenda or metoo agenda on eastern cultures. And you are correct to reject this with your wallets. Don’t watch if you don’t want to.
2) 2nd person is correct; Koreans are racist (but so is America). But Koreans are REALLY racist.
3) Americans aren’t watching that movie either. American corporations need to listen to the consumer whether it’s Bud Light or Little Mermaid, the critics have spoken with their wallets.
Not really racist just not interested in a certain race . That is individual choice . People should not be forced to care what they arenot interested . Koreans are outspoken in general .
@@sinusrythm751 “just not interested in a certain race”. It’s racism. Korea is extremely racist against black people. Yet they steal black American culture. It’s disgusting
@@sinusrythm751 no no no. We are not going to let you gaslight us. Koreans are far more racist than Americans. You will not explain that away or sugarcoat it.
@@sinusrythm751 'not interested in a certain race' my guy that is literally racism
@@vwqwe-gh6td you have a lot to learn about ignorance and racism my dude lol you just described descrimination
Zendaya is very popular in Korea. We don’t care about blackwashing or whitewashing.
Just simple.
Good Movie= watch
Bad Movie =don’t watch
Leave South Korea alone guys and out of your politics if they didn't want to watch the movie, they didn't want to watch it and period. American news need to calm down too not every single country on earth has to agree with what foreigners say.
Isnt the person interviewing them korean? Non korean have nothing to do with this video 😅
This is bc of CNN news targeting Korea if you don’t watch the movie, you are rrasicist. And this UA-camr made this video to make money bringing up this controversial issues (US media targeting Korea)
I have to agree with them. How many times are you going to remake these stories? This has nothing to do with racism.
it’s not about “the same story”🤦♂️
Would've been better if they kept it close to the original, though... I think you missed the point
It has something to do with racism but that aint the only reason
It does have to do with racism here, Korea is extremely racist and I've seen so many Korean people calling Halle the n word, saying she isn't pure/clean, saying they feel bad because the prince has to kiss a black woman, etc.
@@rine4194 Yikes. I’m aware SK does have a racist problem, I just haven’t heard those comments before.
I am not Korean and I did not watch it. Because they are using this beautiful story we all grrw up with to push their agenda. So I did cancel Disney. Bought the original version so my grandkids can watch it in the future when born❤
We watched it and to be honest, my friend slept half of it and I want the movie to finish so I could eat my boredom away. It's also weird to see a black Ariel when she's white in the animated version lol
Asking racists if they’re racist will always bring out this type of reaction
If it was someone with "fair skin," they'd love it.
Found the racist.
If ariel was prettier, it would have done better.
@@lolalo5527 she is pretty
@@mike_384 funny joke kkkkkkkk
Why are you obsessed with skin or skin color? Crazy
Every single answer here absolutely nailed it
It's not "racist" to blackwash White characters as a deliberate provocation but it is "racist" to point out that's what they're doing. Right. And that's not gaslighting.
Claiming that it’s a ‘deliberate provocation’ sounds like you’re taking your feelings and passing them off as the artists’ intent.
how can you black/whitewash a mermaid? its a fucken fish. it’s not even human its not even real it literally does not matter what color she is because mermaid mythology is worldwide and does not have any significance to one specific culture. it would be a different story if they took an Irish princess, and made her African. that would be disrespectful. but this is … a sea creature
you disapprove of the skin color of these
🐟🐠🍣🎣🍤🎏🍥
that happens to have a torso that looks like ours
even tho it isn’t ours
because they’re not human..
..so they don’t have human races..
.. which means they’re just fish..
black washing a fish does not disrespect anyone’s culture
you’re just mad that she’s black and that’s okay
BuT a merMaid hAs No RaCe 🤪..except the story is written by a Danish author and the prince in the story is also Danish. Might as well changed the setting to outer space alien planet 😂
@@lavish_1717 nice try bozo but mermaids aren’t danish just because the author is danish. and the story clearly takes place in the west indies🙄 mermaids exist in cultures all over the world. they can look like anything
I rlly want to know why blacks are not angry that disney is monetizing off of their race
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋwhatever, idc if it was black or white but needed to be pretty, now i could see why witch took only her voice
Just stop making live action trash and make new characters!! Why are they so scared of making new heroes and princesses?? Theyre always milking the nostalgia of classics and ruining it like this
So with this logic americans who didn't watch squid game = racists
So the West people want to say that the reason Mulan failed is because of the Asian Hate? If you say No, that's why the Little Mermaid failed
It’s not racist to dislike the casting simply because she doesn’t look like the cartoon. It’s called preference
아시안보스 인터뷰어 질문 들어보면 의도가 있다.
절대 말려들면 안 된다.
Its called a choice to watch ir not watch the movie. Stop portaying everything to be on race alone because is not. I would agree 100% on what they said.
for me personally, it's the same as if they make a movie adaptation of a book that I like, but they cast actors/actresses that don't match or stray too far from the book description of the characters, I will think twice about watching that movie.
This is why people don’t take the claim of racism seriously anymore, people are just blaming everything on it and refusing to look at things objectively. I’m black and completely agree with the last girl, Disney messed up with raceswapping Ariel. It shouldn’t happen to any pre-existing character in a canon universe, as it simply leads to confusion with the character and marketing (choosing between black Ariel and white Ariel for example). They could have made a completely new black princess and it would’ve been fine. Saying ‘it’s racism’ is just causing people to feel more exasperated at black people as you can see from the people in the clip.
The first man ...Right On 💯 !!! (Canada)
To be frank, 99% of the Koreans think Halle is very ugly.
She simply just doesn’t fit Korean beauty standards.
Don’t force us. We have the right to not watch a movie with an ‘unpretty actress’ and of ‘poor quality’.
The majority of Koreans say that they would have enjoyed the movie if the actress was pretty such as Zendaya or Beyonce.
I totally agree with the first guy.
I’m a person of color…and I ain’t gonna watch the movie…just like when they remade ghostbusters with an all female cast…I wasn’t watching that shit…I don’t get why film companies feel the need to switch up characters to appease people.
I’m half Jamaican and I’m not planning on watching it I like the original. Personally I think why can’t they just make new films with new black princesses rather than trying to change ones that have already been made.
The new mermaid movie is definitely deviated way too much and beginning to look ridiculous.
Wait till you see how the animated Disney version deviated from the original story. Deviation is not a bad thing.
True
@@lornam1142
Yes they should have changed her name and gender as well
@@lavish_1717 ?
@@lornam1142
To represent more diverse and minority backgrounds
I agree with the 1st guy!
The first guy though…. say it louder for the people in the back 💅
Based Korea let’s gooooo
I am Korean. Michael Jordan Michael Jackson Will Smith Beyonce Whitney Houston Denzel Washington, which Koreans really like, does it seem like racism?
Just because you like famous black people doesnt make you not racist lol. Koreans in general are known to be racist even towards other asians. When provided with too much popularity the Koreans have shown how bigoted they can be. Just like the BLM, the koreans just want to be second best after white people. Its just a case of power struggle
Please! You think YOU liking certain black celebrities means what? That Korea isn’t racist? Lmfaooo
You can like black culture and sleep with black people and still hold racist ideologies just because you like those things means nothing.
Yall need to stop liking whites they are the ones that are racists to asians and btw those albino rats are pushing an agenda to promote asians to be racists to black people yall need to wake up and realize the only real enemy is whites
So you like Black Celebrities? What about Tiger Woods?
I haven’t watched The Little Mermaid. It’s not because of the race of the actress (Halle Bailey is so cute and has a beautiful voice!). It’s because Disney live-action remakes are awful.
I gave Beauty and the Beast as well as Aladdin a shot and regretted it, and I don’t plan on watching any other remake. The movies are just bad. Literally no one asked for these remakes. I want new original movies!
Fun fact, the real story about a mermaid is actually very dark and it is actually based on Japanese folklore.
It's based on Danish folklore.
People are trying to make it like political or “anti white”… dude it’s just a mermaid movie.. the mermaid is still Ariel, they just chose an actor who was black. It doesn’t change anything about the movie.
No one is forcing anyone to watch the movie (hell I didn’t even watch it yet)
But if you refuse cause the actor is black.. how are you going to argue that you aren’t racist ?
People are grasping at straws to complain about it while trying to be like “oh I’m not racist!”
Complaining about hair, skin color, other small things that don’t really have an impact on the movie itself.. how about actually watching the movie then criticizing it?? Most people who actually watched it said that it was amazing but look at all these people complaining about ..what? Skin color? The actor being black? Oh, but they aren’t racist.. 💀
If they whitewashed a black character, you know Americans would be marching on the streets crying about how racist it is. Double standard. It’s a Danish folktale, for crying out loud.
They’re complaining about the statement. They didn’t watch it and wouldn’t necessarily be sharing their opinion, but they were asked. They don’t need to spend two hours of their time watching a movie they aren’t interested in just to reply to someone on the street.
Just imagine yourself walking on the street and someone tells you that people in another country are saying you’re racist because you didn’t watch a random movie you barely knew about. Do you think it’d be fair to expect of you to have watched that movie? Aren’t you allowed to defend your lack of interest in it, since you were so kind to respond to this stranger on the street who is even filming you?
Ok, so whats next?? The Lion King will be trans in 4D? Pinocchio will be black also in 3D? And Cinderella will be black? How about that!!!
I GIGGLWD AT THIS SORRU
and u have to pay money to watch all of them eventhough u don't like them
otherwise some stupid ppl will call you a racist. this is so dumb.
첫번째 남자분 넘 화나계셔 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 엄청 불만스러우셧나보군여
Everyone seems to forget that the Europeans didn't watch it either. Very funny.
These days everything has to be about race , transgender etc. human are getting stranger than fiction. We don’t like the castings n the story was not what the audience were looking forward to watch, period. A boy is a boy and a girl is a girl. The fact of the matter is the people cannot understand themselves and don’t accept themselves for who they are and asking everyone to have to accept them or else we are rascist etc….too much talk and emphasis on any subject and issues, we are just perpetuating the matter, making it bigger than what it is.
Unfortunately you sound very uneducated and small minded believe what you want about sexuality and gender but if you can’t accept another human simply because of there race then yes you are indeed a racist it’s literally the definition. Sweetheart I don’t know what mean by theses days but it’s always been about race read a book and go educate yourself please.
@@vwqwe-gh6td nope I did, your stalking me in the comment section lol. I’m pretty sure your small mind didn’t understand my comment. If your racist just say that stand in it proudly and stop hiding your bigotry behind BS none sense ok. You people are sad and deplorable.
How tf is the movie actress being black has to do with lgbt and woke?🤣🤣🤣 the actress is not lgbt there are a lot of black people like me that dont support the lgbt just say that youre just racist and dont like black people being represented in movies
@@blackbarbiieethis "woke agenda" can include efforts to address issues like police violence, gender discrimination, LGBTQ+ rights, racism, and economic inequality among other issues. So casting a black actress may seems as "woke".
Bro out there spitting facts
I came back after seeing the news of the shooting in Seattle today. The culprit was a black man, and the victims were Korean pregnant women and husbands. The pregnant woman died, and an emergency re-crown was performed, but the baby also died. Her husband survived the operation, but I dare not guess the depth of grief that the man should feel. Immediately after firing the gun, the criminal shouted, "I did it!" Typical racism, Asian Hate. This is so terrible and barbaric.This kind of thing happened a long time ago. Do you know the origin of the word "Rooftop Korean"? Why bother and attack Asia, a minority, more than you do, when you can't even challenge white people and Jews who are the main culprits who ignore you? Was the BLM protest ONLY BLM??? Shame on you
Sk population 50m and income is $ 5m
Jp population is 125m, and income is $ 14m
China population is 1.4b, and income is $ 3.7m
France population is 68m, and income is $ 12m
Malaysia population is 33m, and income is $ 1.6m
Turkey population is 84m, and income is $ 200k
It seems there is no huge difference between korean and japan
When he said they make shitty movies I can't argue with him there 😂😂😂
한국에는 흑인이 별로 없어서 흑인에 대해 인종 차별 할 생각도 없어요~
인종 차별 자체에 대한 관심도도 낮고 별 생각 없는데요~~
i think it would also be great to hear the perspective and experiences of black and dark skinned people living in korea so we can know if there really is a case of racism or colorism 🤔
Blk and brown skin people wouldn’t move to Korea if it was discriminatory. Why go where you’re not wanted ? I would never go to get disrespected by anyone and people are allowed freedom of disassociation.
As a Korean I'd say It's 100% lookism not racism or colorism. We just love to see super handsome and super pretty actors in light movies. Unfortunately, Halle Bailey is not 'super' pretty from our point of view.
@@HandsomePeanutI get it. Average koreans like white people or treat them nicer than other race even the white people are not charming at all. Thats not lookism. And you just confirmed it with Halle Berry statement which is totally unnecessary
Don't come here
I hate that you can't dislike this movie without being called racist. You could say I'm pretty left, and even I think this movie is lame lol
Forcing things to be different just for the sake of being inclusive hasn't made a good movie yet
they want to talk racism? then look at mulan. With how easily information is now available, they didnt do their research and went "this is what chinese looked like back in the day" and got the make up and clothing all wrong...
or how she was a strong character who fought and proved that not only could she hang with the boys, but that she could be even better (thats a great lesson for young girls). But nope, they turned her into someone who was born with special powers and thats why shes good, and not due to her hard work.
Not just disney, but to all studios (and sometimes the actors), stop blaming racism every time when u make a shitty movie.
Wait, back up. Western media is covering the movie's success in South Korea? Why is this presented as being a bit topic in the news? 😂
Idk why everyone’s applauding the first guy when he sounds racist to me. He said he didn’t watch the movie solely because he doesn’t agree with “their agenda” which means he doesn’t want to watch a movie with a black lead, not that he thinks the quality (plot, music, graphics) are bad. I get not liking remakes/live actions, but this dude’s reasoning is full of prejudice.
HE IS THE DEFINITION OF SAVAGE 😂
I am black, still I am not watching this woke nonsense
well because Koreas beauty standard is pale white skin bleaching and being very thin. But honestly if thats whats beautiful to them who am I to say you’re wrong? Thats their culture and their preference so yes I can see why they wouldnt want to see it. Im pretty sure most Asian countries prefer seeing white skin and a very thin girl.
So they mean the problem is that she is black with black features? ;-;